KEEP MARCHING
On this bullshit occasion, I will repost an entry I posted on LJ over two years ago:
On the website for the March for Women's Lives they asked "Why are you marching?"
I am marching for the women who came before me who didn't have the option. I am marching for my mother. I am marching for myself, my friends, my loved ones who deserve to have the choice of what to do with our bodies. I am marching because I believe in a woman's fundamental right to her own life and how she chooses to live it. I am marching because I don't want to see rich white men boss my uterus around. I am marching because not one woman should die because she is not offered the correct safety for a routine medical procedure. I am marching because poverty has a woman's face. I am marching because while Viagra is covered under many medical insurance plans, birth control isn't. I am marching because sexism is everywhere and is not even close to going away. I am marching because lesbians cannot get married. I am marching because you can't get an abortion within 70 miles of where live 9 months out of the year. I am marching because people still think it's a good idea to only teach abstinence in schools. I am marching because amazing women are dying too young from breast, uterine, and cervical cancer. I am marching for other women who don't have health insurance to cover their bills if they do get sick. I am marching for the women who don't even realize this in an issue. I am marching for women all over the world who don't have the option of doing it themselves. I am marching because feminism is still a dirty word. I am marching because there is a whole lotta bullshit that just hasn't been dealt with yet, and I'm not going to stop until it is.
Why are you marching?
On the website for the March for Women's Lives they asked "Why are you marching?"
I am marching for the women who came before me who didn't have the option. I am marching for my mother. I am marching for myself, my friends, my loved ones who deserve to have the choice of what to do with our bodies. I am marching because I believe in a woman's fundamental right to her own life and how she chooses to live it. I am marching because I don't want to see rich white men boss my uterus around. I am marching because not one woman should die because she is not offered the correct safety for a routine medical procedure. I am marching because poverty has a woman's face. I am marching because while Viagra is covered under many medical insurance plans, birth control isn't. I am marching because sexism is everywhere and is not even close to going away. I am marching because lesbians cannot get married. I am marching because you can't get an abortion within 70 miles of where live 9 months out of the year. I am marching because people still think it's a good idea to only teach abstinence in schools. I am marching because amazing women are dying too young from breast, uterine, and cervical cancer. I am marching for other women who don't have health insurance to cover their bills if they do get sick. I am marching for the women who don't even realize this in an issue. I am marching for women all over the world who don't have the option of doing it themselves. I am marching because feminism is still a dirty word. I am marching because there is a whole lotta bullshit that just hasn't been dealt with yet, and I'm not going to stop until it is.
Why are you marching?